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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 104 days older than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i9-10980XE - 124 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $205.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10980XE - $1.65 vs $8.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 7 3700X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
82 FPS
$7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$25.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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50 FPS
$18.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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82 FPS
$15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,289.99
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50 FPS
$20.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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74 FPS
$21.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
$14.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$22.48/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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23 FPS
$60.83/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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